CIA destroys interrogation tapes. No big deal. They had an 18 ½ minute gap anyway.
Congress to investigate destruction of tapes. Call it Water (boarding) Gate.
President Bush says he doesn't "recollect' whether he knew of it or not. Translation: He knew.
New intelligence estimate says Iran gave up trying to develop nuclear weapons in 2003. Also confirms that Shah no longer in power.
Administration responds to NIE finding by emphasizing Iran still a threat. Let's bomb them anyway...for even thinking about nuclear weapons.
GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says he didn't know about estimate. God forgot to tell him.
Howard Krongard ousted as State Department Inspector General over Blackwater controversy. Says he didn't know his brother had joined Blackwater's board. At State, IG stands for IGnorant. Obviously didn't inspect own family. Must have attended Michael Brown School of Management.
Quick question: Did presidential candidates hold debate this week? Gotcha!
Mitt Romney delivers speech defending his Mormon faith. But he didn't say anything about wearing those funny underpants.
Fred Thompson rips Fox News for alleged bias in covering his campaign. Yo Fred, don't you know They Report, We Decide?
Gennifer Flowers says she may vote for Hillary. No word yet from Paula Jones or Monica Lewinsky.
Oprah Winfrey drawing huge crowds for Barack Obama's campaign in Iowa. If Obama wins, Oprah for Secretary of State? Why not? Couldn't do any worse than Condi Rice.
Idaho newspaper reports eight men claim to have had sexual encounters with Sen. Larry Craig. Craig says, "'I am not gay, but I play one in mens' rooms." Or maybe he's just being swishboated.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's party wins landslide election. Czar Vlad to come?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loses attempt to become president for life. He'll bring in Putin's advisers for the next election.
Some airlines consider providing internet access in flight. Uh oh. If internet is here, can cell phones be far behind?
The View co-host Sherri Shepherd says she doesn't know if world is flat. She's just been reading too much Tom Friedman. She also says nobody came before Jesus, neither Greeks nor Romans. Maybe she thinks BC stands for Beginning Christianity. Where's Rosie when we need her?
..liars and mormons and czars!
..water(boarding)gate and tapes and sub rosa!
..Dubya, Rove and Nixon, Rosemary!
..CIA and NIE and IG!
..donkeys and elephants and UGh?
..greeks and romans and el stupido!
..Flowers and Rice and O!
Oh, my..oh, me-oh-my, oh-no!
If they only had a brain...
If they only had a soul...
If they only had a heart..
But, mostly..if they only had a brain!
(Scarecrow): I haven't got a brain... only straw.
(Dorothy): How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
(Scarecrow): I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?